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A Haunted Collection of Scary Stories by R. Saint Claire Experience the thrill of haunted bike trails, mysterious midnight parties, vengeful siblings, hexes gone wrong, and more! These five chilling tales and a suspenseful time-travel novella guarantee sleepless nights this Halloween and throughout the year. Includes: The Trails: Jimmy never refused a dare, not even on Halloween at midnight. Party in the Pines: A stranger invites you to a Halloween party in the middle of nowhere. What could possibly go wrong? The Mummy's Tomb: An annoying little brother gets the best of a lovesick teen. ...

Sevastiano Cantarelli can barely believe Amy Taylor is real. After the lifetime of betrayal he’s experienced, her surprising sweetness is the ultimate threat to his cynical worldview! Unwrapping her innocence was a gift he couldn’t forget...but one he knows it wouldn’t be fair to repeat. Their encounter left Amy exhilarated - and wanted for the first time. She knows that walking away from the commanding Italian is the safest way to keep her heart intact. Yet it’s the one thing she can’t do...because she’s pregnant with Sevastiano’s twins!

Winter’s over and warm summer breezes have taken over the sweet small town of Birch Springs, Montana. And love is definitely in the air. Fall hard for these hunky heroes as each one tries to win the woman of their dreams. Included in this collection: Sofia’s Summer Brooklyn’s Summer Anna’s Summer Harper’s Summer Robyn’s Summer These stories will pull at your heartstrings with some of your favorite tropes. Single dads, second chances, friends to lovers, brother’s best friend, enemies to lovers, and more. Pull for the heroine’s trying to save her family business and pray that ...

Some bonds can never be completely broken…though they can be damaged to the breaking point…When Claire and Pamela meet alone for the first time in over a year both know there is much to be said…but does it need to be? Both sisters struggle with all that has taken place in recent years and the knowledge that rehashing it would do little but deepen the chasm between them. Each are aware that this meeting was…destined. And that it is up to the two of them to decide what path it takes and where they go from there. But sometimes the unexpected happens… The Andersen Saga is a story of ...

Motherhood isn’t always what’s expected. One woman may delight in navigating the unknowable, while another may look to the past to chart the course ahead. Still another may have the urge to redefine the relationship between mother and child. For each, the journey can be heartwarming and heartbreaking, ever changing and challenging. In these provocative stories, acclaimed authors probe the growing pains that can change the lives of both mother and child in ways they never imagined.

As a graduation present for her daughter, Tammy, Samantha Moon and the gang head down to South America for the vacation of all vacations. Next stop: Xibalba—the Mayan Underworld Fresh from a harrowing trip into a very different underworld, Sam is about to discover Xibalba is just as harrowing—only this time, she has Allison, Tammy, and Paxton with her to worry about. It all begins when Sam and the gang arrive on a sightseeing tour in Guatemala. Immediately, Sam senses something is off. In particular, that someone needs help. Sure enough, a young mother runs up to Sam, desperate for help...

If you’re a thirty-year-old, Southern male from a Christian family and have never brought a girl home to meet Momma, then you must secretly be up to no good. And if you also happen to be an only son with five older, happily married sisters, the pressure to find the one and only love of your life is like digging through a pile of leaves for the pin to the grenade you’re holding. Those were the first two lines of the first video post of Mark Griffin’s to go viral, and his popularity has steadily risen over the two years since. He decides to use his platform to find someone to share ...

Book Two in the Series: A must-read for mystery and imagination fans of all ages. New from the San Francisco Bay Area's Broadwayworld nominee director, author, and award-winning artist. Nine new Sherlock Holmes adventure stories are published by John DeGaetano. These new adventures, like his his best-selling Sherlock Holmes 10 Minutes Plays Collection, are adaptable for the stage as well as the books in the story series. The books also include a stunning gallery of full-color images to follow along with as the stories unfold. Based in part on the career writings of Holmes' long-time friend ...

In Buttercup Bay, love’s the real Halloween magic. When city girl Sophie moves to the small town of Buttercup Bay for a much-needed retreat, she never expects to be swept off her feet by the local baker. Greg, the ruggedly handsome owner of the town’s favorite bakery, has always found comfort in the rhythm of his quiet life—until Sophie stirs up more than just his interest. As the Halloween Bash approaches, they find themselves caught in a sweet and spicy competition to win the Pumpkin Pie Contest. But with sparks flying and hearts on the line, will they discover that the real prize ...

Pen/Hemingway finalist Jamil Jan Kochai ​breathes life into his contemporary Afghan characters, moving between modern-day Afghanistan and the Afghan diaspora in America. In these arresting stories verging on both comedy and tragedy, often starring young characters whose bravado is matched by their tenderness, Kochai once again captures “a singular, resonant voice, an American teenager raised by Old World Afghan storytellers.” The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories is a moving exploration of characters grappling with the ghosts of war and displacement.

What do you do when your new stepmother is a lying psychopath, your best friend is out of the country, and the father who once loved you more than life itself kicks you out of the house at the beginning of Thanksgiving break? Well, you probably cry for a few hours and then crash at the first place that offers you a sofa. And if you’re me, that place happens to be a house of seven boys. Don’t get me wrong, I’m really glad I don’t have to sleep in my car until Alya gets back from her cruise. But staying with half a dozen strangers and some guy I once had a math class with was not how ...

In Baby, You’re Gonna Be Mine, Kevin Wilson’s first story collection in nearly a decade, Wilson combines his signature quirkiness with his keen eye for emotional complexity to explore the fraught relationship between parents and children. “Scroll Through the Weapons” is about a couple taking care of their underfed and almost feral nieces and nephews. “Baby, You’re Gonna Be Mine”, the title story, is about a narcissistic rock star who moves back home. These stories all build on each other in strange and remarkable ways, showcasing Wilson’s crackling wit and big heart.

What if they weren't what you prayed for? Do you stay? In the 1st book of The Twisted Lessons Collection, Nellie gets tired of her bible preaching, cheating husband and plots a twisted revenge. Oh, what a twisted lesson she will mend when first she practices to get revenge.

Miriam was raised in a society without children. To offset the devastation of climate change, state-of-the-art birth control has made daycares and playgrounds things of the past. As tempting as the government inducements are to remain child-free, Miriam’s curiosity about the people who “drop out” of society to become parents grows. When she finds a like-minded partner, she must choose between the rewarding comforts she knows and the unknowable mysteries of being a mother.

Joy and Billy had returned from their recent trip where Joy met her long-lost brother, Henry. Due to the traumatic experience of her parents leaving her while she was using the privy many years ago, she had all but forgotten that she had an older brother. He was also an entertainer at the venue she had performed at and after talking for several minutes and he states that he wished she was his sister, Harriet it all comes full circle. She couldn't hold back the tears and admits that she is Harriet and soon explains why she changed her name to Joy. They agree to meet the following day for ...

The story before the story...What happened before A Family Affair began? Best-selling author Mary Campisi answers this question in her new Park Bench series. These short stories make the perfect park-bench listen and are named after her signature park-bench covers.

Alien invaders take one of America’s most contentious issues, Gun Control, and use it for their interest.

Love and marriage. Children and family. Death and grief. Life touches everyone the same. But living under lockdown, it changes us alone. In these ten beautifully moving short stories written mostly over the last year, Booker Prize winner Roddy Doyle paints a collective portrait of our strange times.

Unexpected romance and new beginnings can happen anywhere – even in the heart of Montana. I never expected to find love after running a stop sign in the middle of nowhere. But here I am in the podunk town of Birch Springs, trying to save my grandparents' hardware store from financial ruin when Officer Nolan Reid pulls me over. With his warm brown eyes and dedication to helping everyone in town, he's impossible to resist. As I work to rescue my family's legacy, Nolan becomes my unexpected ally—and something more. The connection between us grows stronger with each passing day, but I'm a ...

Jenna Camden knew nothing would be the same again. She felt like a guest in her own home...empty rooms echoed with precious memories, quiet nights filled with shadows of so many cherished yesterdays. Nothing was the same. Not even Christmas.A Christmas love story of hope, courage, and the enduring strength of love… Jenna didn’t have to look around her home with its colorful and shining Christmas decorations, the tall Christmas tree in her front room with the many Christmas ornaments that told in a special way the story of her family, to know that no matter what she did it would never ...